Going to the Circus With Dumbo Costume Designer Colleen Atwood
Costume designer Colleen Atwood has made herself one of the most recognized costume designers in Hollywood. An Oscar-winner for Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Alice in Wonderland, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Atwood has been the designer of choice for director Tim Burton ever since she collaborated with him on Edward Scissorhands in 1990.
Marc Maron Shares What Makes Joker Different from Other Comic Book Movies
Superhero movies aren’t for everyone – including Joker star Marc Maron. The entertainer opened up to NME about what changed his mind when Todd Phillips’ took on the iconic Batman villain.
“I think it’s a very interesting approach to this world,” Maron told the site. “I’ve been somewhat judgmental when it comes to comic book movies and I’ve got a little pushback in the press for being a hypocrite.
It’s a Kaiju Mosh Pit in New Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer
Godzilla has been around a long time. In Godzilla: King of the Monsters our tortured history with the most iconic beast in cinema has come to a point of clarity. Godzilla was clearly a good guy in Gareth Edwards‘ 2014 Godzilla, but it took nearly the entire film’s runtime for folks on the ground to realize that. In this new trailer for director Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters,
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch Documentary Focuses on Final Season
Yesterday we revisited the scene that put Game of Thrones on the map. Ned Stark (Sean Bean)’s death was the moment that HBO’s eventual globe-trotting, world-conquering series grabbed national attention. Here was a series that killed off its main character, and not even in the season one finale! Now after 8 glorious, gory seasons, Game of Thrones is coming to an end. Yet HBO has revealed that we’ll only need to wait a single week until we can revisit Westeros.
How Dumbo‘s Producer Carves out Creative Space for Tim Burton
Twenty-three years ago, Dumbo producer Derek Frey started working for Tim Burton as a gofer on Mars Attacks. Over the course of Burton’s next 11 movies, Frey rose through the ranks to become a trusted consigliere to the visionary director. Among Frey’s chief tasks: making sure that Burton gets to be Burton. “Tim’s an artist,” Frey says. “He treats every project like a canvas. I always try to – I don’t want to say ‘protect’
The Avengers Reflect on Their Loss and Odds Against Thanos in Endgame
Losing is never a good feeling and there was a whole lot of it in Avengers: Infinity War. We lost the Infinity Stones, the battle, and half of everyone we loved.
The losses still weigh heavy on us fans, and perhaps even more so on the remaining cast members. Some of the remaining few shared their thoughts on moving forward without the fallen.
It seems emotional for everyone. We were all crushed by that outcome and the Avengers themselves are still reeling in Endgame trailers.
The Russo Brothers Want you to see Avengers: Endgame in IMAX
If you’ve got an IMAX theater near you, the Russo Brothers suggest you take advantage of it. The directors of Avengers: Endgame understandably believe that you should see the biggest film in Marvel history on the largest screen possible. If you’re going to be saying goodbye to Chris Evans’ Captain America, why not make sure his visage is crystal clear and massive? The directors are appealing not only to the size of their Phase 3-ending epic but also to how they shot the film.
Game of Thrones‘ Director Alan Taylor Breaks Down Series’ Most Infamous Death
The final season of Game of Thrones is nearly upon us, so what better time to revisit the scene that, more so than any other, put the series on the map. We’re talking about the execution of Ned Stark (Sean Bean) in season one. And who better to take us on a trip down dark memory lane than that episode’s director, Alan Taylor? Taylor breaks down the moment in this “Notes on a Scene”
Avengers: Endgame Posters Confirm Shuri’s Death
Marvel really flooded the zone yesterday, huh? They released the first official cache of Avengers: Endgame still images, giving us a closer look at our survivors. They also released that huge batch of new character posters. The photos showed us some intriguing new alliances (Tony Stark and Nebula, anyone) and some seriously somber superheroes. We even have an emotional Captain America (Chris Evans), tears streaming down his face.
Behold the First Images From Avengers: Endgame
Looks like Marvel’s really letting the Avengers: Endgame materials fly now. Earlier today we got that massive batch of character posters. Chris Evans opened up about his favorite Captain America fight scene. And now we’ve got our first look at actual images from Avengers: Endgame. We have been refreshing Disney’s media page at an unhealthy clip, and voila! There they were.
There are a lot of photos here!
Chris Evans Grows Reflective as Avengers: Endgame Nears
Despite denials that Avengers: Endgame will be Chris Evans’ final turn as Steve Rogers, he still sounds like he’s on the Captain America farewell tour.
The MCU star has been having a tough time coming to terms with the final showdown against Thanos. He seems to be more broken up by the coming of the latest installment than his fellow castmates.
New Avengers: Endgame Characters Posters Reveal Departed Heroes
Marvel and many of its’ stars have just dropped a slew of new character posters for Avengers: Endgame. And we do mean a slew. The most intriguing thing here is that these posters include characters who are presumed dead. While Marvel has been keeping the lid on any actual Endgame plot information, these new looks offer us our first Endgame-related glimpse at many of these characters.
James Wan Shares First Peek at Annabelle Comes Home
Before he was the man who brought Aquaman to the big screen, James Wan was already making waves with his films. He is the driving creative force behind the deliciously creep Conjuring universe. One member of that universe is the doll Annabelle, who first appeared in Wan’s 2013 Conjuring and then in her own film—a prequel—in 2014. Now Wan’s creation is getting her third film.
Reports put Avengers: Endgame Runtime at 182-Minutes Long
You know the excitement around a film is huge when its purported runtime is an ongoing story. The Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Endgame is going to be the longest, largest film in Marvel‘s history. We know that based on what the film represents—it’s the culmination of 10-years and 22 films worth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It represents the end of Marvel’s Phase 3. It is very likely the swan song for one of the MCU’s biggest and stars and most important characters—Chris Evans’
Breaking Down the Sinister Symbolism of Us
Hopefully, you had the thrill of jumping down the rabbit hole this weekend and into a whole new movie monster universe with Us. Lupita Nyong’o as Red is an instant icon and introduced an entirely new form to fear. The deadly doppelgängers of Us will surely fill the streets this Halloween. Don’t run with scissors, kids! For now, we’re stilling trying to process the layers and layers of messages and meaning Jordan Peele packed into his masterful mythology.
Here’s how They Filmed Jon Snow Getting Trampled in Game of Thrones
HBO has been highlighting the work of all the creatives who make Game of Thrones possible. They’ve given us a glimpse at how the prosthetics team creates White Walkers, wights and the mortally wounded. They’ve revealed how the stunt department handles the insane number of pyrotechnics the series demands. (This is what happens when you’ve got three dragons.) Now HBO takes you inside the lens, so to speak.
Esmé Creed-Miles on Becoming Hanna in Amazon’s new Series
When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, in his Hollywood novel The Last Tycoon, that “there are no second acts in American lives,” he either hadn’t considered international lives. Nor had he considered the advent of streaming television.
Thus Amazon brings us Hanna, a reboot, reconsideration, and expansion of 2011’s feature film of the same name. British actress Esmé Creed-Miles plays the 15-year-old titular character. Hanna is raised in feral isolation in the forests of Eastern Europe,
Todd Phillips Shares Cryptic new Image of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker
What little we know about Todd Phillips’ Joker we owe to the writer/director himself. We know that Joker is currently being edited thanks to Phillips’ Instagram page—we also have a new look at Joaquin Phoenix in the title role. Phoenix’s take on arguably the most iconic supervillain will be worth the price of admission alone.
The new photo appears to show Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck before he becomes the Clown Prince of chaos.
Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke Reveals her Incredible Health Battle
Emilia Clarke has played the resilient Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones for 8 seasons. She’s powerful, confident, and the most influential character on the series. She’s a leader. She inspires fear, loyalty, and most often, awe. As it turns out, Clarke is even more indomitable in real life than the Mother of Dragons.
We warn you, the details from Clarke’s trauma may be upsetting.
The actress revealed in a deeply personal essay in The New Yorker yesterday that she endured a life-threatening health scare just as she was gaining international fame.
Taika Waititi Voicing Classic Droid Character in The Mandalorian
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi’s involvement in the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian just got even more interesting. The super talented director—and actor—is not only helming the season finale of the new series, but he’s also got a potentially juicy role. We already knew that Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian would have an original Star Wars feel. Now we know that Waititi may be voicing a character that first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back.
